Corticosteroids nasal spray (OTC)

Unclear

Common Cold treatment in Children with cold

EVIDENCE | POORLY TESTED - 1 study with 100 children

EFFECTIVENESS | UNCLEAR

SAFETY | MILD RISKS

Treatment with Corticosteroids nose spray. Only 1 valid study conducted, with 100 children. Unclear effectiveness due to high risk of bias in the trial. Seems safe, but long term usage and higher than the recommended dosage may delay children's' growth.

Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones. Synthetic pharmaceutical drugs with corticosteroid-like effects are used in a variety of conditions, ranging from brain tumors to skin diseases. (source)